04/18/13 03:33 PM Filed in:
Video Vixens
I saw
Jones Magazine for the first
time today and was immediately struck by the
cover. It reminded me of the old days of
Essence magazine and great
beauties like
Lana Ogilvie. Simply put: the
magazine is classy and pretty. When I opened it
up, I was equally impressed by the layout,
design, and photography by
Juan Carlos Algarin. It seems
to be at the same level as
Allure magazine, but with
articles, editorials, and advertisements
specifically targeting women of color. You don’t
see too much of that out there, so it’s a nice
addition to the somewhat homogenous group of
beauty magazines currently on the stands.
You may be asking: what does this matter to us, Indo,
we like urban models? Well, so do I, but this is
where it all starts. If you don’t have a solid
foundation of what
commercial black beauty
represents to build advertising around, the super sub
niches like urban glamour don’t stand a chance.
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